diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index abce839..2851dc1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ deploy:
   - nikola build
   - cd output
   - echo "$STRIPE_API_KEY" > stripe.ini
-  - ssh-add < echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY"
+  - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
+  - ssh-add <(echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY")
   - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
   - '[[ -f /.dockerenv ]] && echo -e "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n\n" > ~/.ssh/config'
   - scp -r * openlp@openlp.org:public_html/